State and the Poor

Development Economics, which had suffered a temporary eclipse, is back in fashion. This has meant that the number of books written in this area have once again gone up with a gusto. The book under review is a case in point. It is an excellent book by a well known scholar. One of the characteristics of a truly good contribution has always been recognised to be the capacity for the work to operate at various levels. This book satisfies this attribute in ample measure.